Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/29/2005

Commonwealth v. Chmiel

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889 A.2d 501
585 Pa. 547
2005 Pa. LEXIS 3115

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holding that based on trial counsel’s PCRA testimony, counsel had a reasonable basis for declining to request a limiting instruction
holding that based on trial counsel's PCRA testimony, counsel had a reasonable basis for declining to request a limiting instruction
holding that trial counsel’s PCRA testimony established a reasonable basis for declining to request a limiting instruction
holding trial counsel cannot be ineffective for failing to call a witness in the absence of the witness’s testimony being beneficial or helpful to the asserted defense
stating that “[h]armless error exists where … the error did not prejudice the defendant or the prejudice was de minimis….”
concluding improper line of question was harmless because it did not prejudice appellant or any prejudice was de minimis

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Judges: Cappy, C.J., Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer

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